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Sharpe was an ITV television drama series starring Sean Bean as Richard Sharpe, a fictional British soldier in the Napoleonic Wars, that ran for sixteen seasons from 1993 to 2008. The series is based on the Sharpe series of novels by Bernard Cornwell. Fifteen of the books were re-published with TV tie in covers.

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Harper Collins Books
in original publication order
(the number denotes reading order)

8. (1993)

Sharpe's Eagle
9. (1993)

Sharpe's Gold
13. (1994)

Sharpe's Company
15. (1994)

Sharpe's Sword
16. (1994)

Sharpe's Enemy
17. (1994)

Sharpe's Honour
18. (1994)

Sharpe's Regiment
20. (1993)

Sharpe's Siege
6. (1994)

Sharpe's Rifles
21. (1997)

Sharpe's Revenge
22. (1997)

Sharpe's Waterloo
12. (?)

Sharpe's Battle
1. (2006)

Sharpe's Tiger
2. (2006)

Sharpe's Triumph
3. (2006)

Sharpe's Fortress



Bernard Cornwell's Sharpe Books List

with original publication dates in READING order

01 Sharpe's Tiger (1997)
02 Sharpe's Triumph (1998)
03 Sharpe's Fortress (1999)
04 Sharpe's Trafalgar (2000)
05 Sharpe's Prey (2001)
06 Sharpe's Rifles (1988)
07 Sharpe's Havoc (2003)
08 Sharpe's Eagle (1981)
09 Sharpe's Gold (1981)
10 Sharpe's Escape (2004)
11 Sharpe's Fury (2007)
12 Sharpe's Battle (1995)
13 Sharpe's Company (1982)
14 Sharpe's Command (2023)
15 Sharpe's Sword (1983)
15.1 "Sharpe's Skirmish" (short story) (1999) revised extended edition published 2002
16 Sharpe's Enemy (1984)
17 Sharpe's Honour (1985)
18 Sharpe's Regiment (1986)
18.1 "Sharpe's Christmas" (short story) (1994) revised edition published 2003
19 Sharpe's Storm (2025)
20 Sharpe's Siege (1987)
21 Sharpe's Revenge (1989)
22 Sharpe's Waterloo (1990)
23 Sharpe's Assassin (2021)
23.1 "Sharpe's Ransom" (short story) (1994) revised edition published 2003
24 Sharpe's Devil (1992)